James Fletcher III

All the data is in. The reveal is on deck. Here is the final contingency bracket(ology). Purdue wins the Big Ten and lifts makes the order interesting. on3.com/news/2026-ncaa…

🍔BUTTER BURGER BRACKET BUSTER @CULVERS🍔 12-seed High Point has taken down 5-seed Wisconsin🤯

The wait is over! Nebraska wins its first ever NCAA Tournament game over Troy! The 4-seed Cornhuskers await the winner of Vanderbilt vs. McNeese. on3.com/news/2026-ncaa…

TCU wins the first game of the day over Ohio State. March Madness is officially underway. Is your bracket still alive? on3.com/news/2026-ncaa…

BREAKING: Ball State is closing in on hiring SMU associate head coach Chris Capko, sources tell @SMUMustangsOn3. Capko has been Andy Enfield's top assistant for over a decade. on3.com/teams/smu-must…

James Fletcher - @jdfletch3 (@On3 Bracketologist) 3-19-26 p.ftur.io/wbns/14772

Louisville will be without star guard Mikel Brown Jr. for their first round NCAA Tournament game against South Florida, the school announced. He will remain out the rest of the week if Louisville advances. on3.com/rivals/mikel-b…

Hoops bracketology is complete! Now turn your attention to baseball projections with @j_wags74!

Alabama guard Aden Holloway has been arrested for first-degree possession of marijuana and failure to affix a tax stamp. Details: on3.com/news/report-al…

Auburn, New Mexico, Wake Forest and California headline the NIT field. Interesting to see Wake Forest above California in the seeding, as the Golden Bears lasted longer in the bubble conversation.

Finally circling back. 68/68 in the field ✅ 15/16 Top 16 seeds ✅ 4/4 on First Four Out ✅ 54 on the correct seed ✅ We’ll see you next season with another bracketology field.

The overall seed-line for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, as slotted by the Selection Committee.

Arkansas gets the job done in the SEC Tournament and moves to the 4-seed line. One more contingency bracket left for the Big Ten. Plus, we know the bubble picture, with all potential bid-stealers out of the way. on3.com/news/2026-ncaa…

Corrected graphic on 3-seed line. Bracket inside the link remains correct.

@DavidHarns The positions are correctly listed inside the story. The graphic does include an error on the 3-seed line.

This bracket is impossible if the selection committee uses its published criteria. The top four Big Ten teams must be in four separate regions.

Head-to-head is a part of the picture, but not all. “Body of work” will be the key words as Texas performed better in Q1, but the resumes get closer when combining Q1 and Q2. In that case, along with head-to-head, Auburn’s analytic profile would put them in decent position.

The final bracketology projections are here. Last look before the field is revealed, with live updates all day. Arkansas still in the 4-seed mix and Dayton can steal a bid. on3.com/news/2026-ncaa…

No bid-stealer out of the Mountain West. SDSU is likely to land in the First Four Out after losing to Utah State.

Updated bracket view. We have a bid-stealer in the A-10. Vanderbilt and Virginia rising. Plus more. Florida remains a 1-seed until we see if UConn or Houston can impress and take it away tonight. on3.com/news/2026-ncaa…

Saturday’s bracketology update. Some shuffling on the top seed-lines as we wait out bid-stealers on the bubble. Live updates as results become final. on3.com/news/2026-ncaa…